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信号

xìn hào · xin hao

Traditional 信號

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. signal
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In a conversation

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Standing on a chair

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)得(de)到(dào)吗(ma)？

    Can you hear me?

  2. Dengdeng

    听(tīng)不(bù)到(dào)，这里(zhèlǐ)信号(xìnhào)太(tài)差(chà)。

    No. The signal is really bad here.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)走(zǒu)到(dào)窗边(chuāngbiān)。

    Go to the window.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)站(zhàn)到(dào)椅子(yǐzi)上(shàng)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)有(yǒu)三格(sāngé)信号(xìnhào)。

    I stood on a chair, and now there are three bars of signal.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)下来(xiàlai)吧(ba)。

    Then come down.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不敢(bùgǎn)，一(yī)下来(xiàlai)信号(xìnhào)就(jiù)没(méi)了(le)。

    I don't dare. The signal goes when I come down.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)？我(wǒ)听(tīng)不(bu)见(jiàn)，这(zhè)里(lǐ)信(xìn)号(hào)太(tài)差(chà)了(le)。

What are you saying? I cannot hear, the signal here is too bad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Ada_Virus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

鲨(shā)鱼(yú)对(duì)电(diàn)子(zǐ)信(xìn)号(hào)和(hé)噪(zào)音(yīn)很(hěn)敏(mǐn)感(gǎn)。

Sharks are sensitive to electrical impulses as well as sound.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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信
xìn

letter; mail

号
hào

ordinal number; day of a month

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